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All,

since I moved house, my system just hasn't sounded right. Granted its been in boxes for the best part of 6 months and I cannot reliably remember what it sounded like in my old house, but, to my ears, my system sounds gritty and digital, not silky smooth as I (think I) remember it.

I have:
Sony Freeview (optical digital)
Squeezebox2 (coax digital)
Pioneer DV656A DVD (coax digital)

into

561

out to

505s for LCR to B&W 705s/LCR600
some temporary power amp for rears
BFD to SVS PB12+

The power amps and subs are powered separately from the sources. The sources are powered via an RFI and surge filtering 6 way outlet. The interconnects are homemade using OFC cable silver soldered to gold plated phono plugs. The speaker wire is new but essentially the same as my old wire. I've changed it back and no difference was observed. Other than that, the system is exactly the same as at my old house. I even loaded up the confg from my old house, but it still sounded gritty.

It seems to be the treble that is affected, it sounds, well, gritty, digital, like its having a hard time decoding it. I don't have drop outs or anything like that, and it affects all sources. i've tried reloading the firmware and everything. vocals have an unpleasant edge, cymbals sound harsher and edgy. i'm sure its not right, but i can't put my finger on what the problem is.

nothing in my system has changed, apart from the house. what might be the source of this 'grittiness' in the high frequencies?

thanks

Chris